Course: Historical-aesthetic Approaches to Literature

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Course title Historical-aesthetic Approaches to Literature
Course code KFI/PLHB
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Blahutková Daniela, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
The introductory lectures are focused on classical literary works and connected philosophical questions (eg. Gilgamesh, Homeric epics, Dante, Shakespeare), which is followed by analysis of modern literature under declared theoretical perspectives. The scope of works and the theoretical approach is semesterly variable.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Textual studies, Lecture
  • Contact hours - 52 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 48 hours per semester
  • Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40) - 30 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
to list relevant literary works of Western literary canon, match them to epochs
to distinguish between the theoretical and narrative discourse
Skills
to rely on his/her actual philosophical and cultural-historical knowledge
to use correctly philosophical terms
to use effectively information databases and text sources
Competences
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
to characterize major works of world literature
to describe the structure of crucial literary works and problems of genre and their relation to epochs
to introduce relevant scientific literature and to explain fundamental terminology
Skills
to apply relevant interpretational method with respect to concrete literary work
to notice and critically reflect the context of genre, style, epoch, theme
to use theoretical approaches as a background for the reflection of philosophical problems to which the literary work invites
Competences
N/A
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture
Textual studies
Self-study of literature
Skills
Seminar
Skills demonstration
Individual study
Competences
Self-study of literature
Textual studies
Seminar
assessment methods
Knowledge
Oral exam
Seminar work
Individual presentation at a seminar
Skills
Individual presentation at a seminar
Skills demonstration during practicum
Competences
Seminar work
Individual presentation at a seminar
Skills demonstration during practicum
Recommended literature
  • Eagleton, Terry. Úvod do literární teorie. Vyd. 1. Praha : Triáda, 2005. ISBN 80-86138-72-0.
  • Nünning, Ansgar; Trávníček, Jiří; Holý, Jiří. Lexikon teorie literatury a kultury : koncepce, osobnosti, základní pojmy. Brno : Host, 2006. ISBN 80-7294-170-4.
  • Výběr z textů. Bělohradský, Kosík, Patočka, Šalda, Lyotard, Camus, Gadamer.


Study plans that include the course
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